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Today at Dovercourt Beach: Good for kite surfing — 79/100 for intermediate level. Wind 8 kn S · Waves 0.8 m, 7 s · Tide -1.6 to 0.4 m. Best window around 20:00 UTC. Today's conditions at Dovercourt Beach: 0.4m waves with light onshore wind. Kite Foiling looks Epic! in the afternoon, with Wing Foiling also worth considering. Water temperature is 15°C / 59°F.
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Dovercourt Beach faces SE, so the prevailing westerly comes over the land before it reaches you. For kite surfing that usually means a gustier, less predictable flow than the raw wind speed suggests.
Today's wind is cross-onshore at 8 kn. Leaning onshore, which is the forgiving side for kite surfing: you can hold a line along the beach and anything that goes wrong still drifts you in.
Over the published window Dovercourt Beach clears 60/100 for kite surfing at every ability from Beginner to Expert — an unusually broad spot, which normally means a range of conditions rather than one narrow sweet spot. Today, 6 of 10 daylight hours clear that line at Intermediate.
Among the 31 scored spots within reach today, Dovercourt Beach ranks 8th for kite surfing. The order changes by discipline: the same conditions that put a spot top for one sport can drop it down the list for another.
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A sheltered, gently shelving sand-and-shingle beach facing SE into the southern North Sea, with timber groynes and a promenade. A designated zone permits windsurfing, kitesurfing, paddleboarding, kayaking and sailing; jet-skiing is banned nearby. Mid-to-high tide gives easiest entry — low tide exposes wide mudflats, with strong currents near the harbour mouth. Seafront wardens offer first aid 11am-5pm in summer; no RNLI lifeguard confirmed.
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Wind at Dovercourt Beach today: 8 kn S (gusting 22 kn). Wind direction relative to the shore affects kite surfing conditions significantly — offshore winds produce cleaner, glassier surfaces while onshore winds add chop. These are daily averages; the 4Shor app shows hourly detail.
Waves at Dovercourt Beach today: 0.8 m, 7 s period from S, crumbling character. 4Shor derives nearshore wave conditions from ECMWF IFS 9-km atmospheric data and the IBI regional ocean model, updated hourly.
The best window for kite surfing at Dovercourt Beach today is around 20:00 UTC, when conditions score 79/100 for intermediate level. Conditions can shift by the hour — the 4Shor app shows the full 24-hour score chart.
For beginners, Dovercourt Beach scores 68/100 today for kite surfing — Good. A score of 65–79 is Good for a beginner; 80+ is Excellent (90+ is Epic!); below 45 the session is usually not worth it. 4Shor scores every location across Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced and Expert levels.
Dovercourt Beach is scored for Surfing, Windsurfing, Kite Surfing, Kite Foiling, Wing Foiling, E-Foiling, Paddleboarding, Swimming, Kayaking, Canoeing in the 4Shor forecast system. Conditions are rated Beginner through Expert for each sport, updated every hour, so you always know whether the session is worth the drive.
Dovercourt Beach is a coastal location near Dovercourt in United Kingdom. It is one of more than 2,500 European water-sport locations scored daily by 4Shor.
4Shor's ShorSense™ system combines satellite-derived seafloor mapping, nearshore wave models, wind and tide data to generate a hyper-local forecast. At Dovercourt Beach, conditions are scored hourly on a 0–100 scale for each sport and ability level. A score of 80+ means Excellent (90+ Epic!); 65–79 is Good; below 45 the session is usually not worth the drive.
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